Yesterday, in the afternoon class, since it was Columbus Day, we talked about how the discovery of America by Cristoforo Colombo is related to many others issues, like the extermination of native Americans.
Actually, I think we don’t have many things to celebrate on this day because after the Europeans came ashore in America they started many years of genocide and exploitation. They not only exploited the indigenous people of the Americas, but they also exploited people from Africa, through the slave trade. We are still paying the consequences of this exploitation.
On days like Columbus Day I’m not very proud to be Italian…Although I want to recommend an Italian movie to you. “Nothing Left to do but Cry” covers this topic, but ironically. It’s a very funny comedy starring Roberto Benigni (the director of “La vita e’ bella”) and Massimo Troisi, the actor in “Il Postino.”
The movie is about two friends that get lost in countryside of Tuscany. They travel back in time to 1492. The character played by Benigni has a sister. The sister broke up with her American boyfriend. Benigni tries to convince his friend that they have to stop Columbus’ departure explaining to his friend about how much pain this trip has caused. He tells his friend if they stop Columbus they will be heroes. This will be a deed that can change the world, but actually, he is only moved by a personal purpose – he wants to save his sister from the pains of love.
They start with a trip through Europe. They meet many historical characters and are involved in many absurd situations. Will they finally be successful in stopping Columbus?
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Nothing Left to Do But Cry (Non ci resta che piangere)
Yesterday, in the afternoon class, since it was Columbus’s Day, we talked about how the Discover of America by Cristoforo Colombo is related with many others issues, like the Native Americans extermination. Actually, I think we don’t have many things to celebrate in this day because after Europeans came ashore in America they started many years of genocide and exploitation not only of the Native people, but also of people from Africa, through the slave trade and we are still paying the consequences of this exploitation.
In days like Columbus’s Day I’m not very proud to be Italian…Although I want to recommend you an Italian movie that tells also about this topic, but ironically. It’s a very funny comedy with Roberto Benigni, the director of “La vita e’ bella” and Massimo Troisi, the actor of “Il Postino”.
The movie talks about two friends that get lost in the Tuscany’s country and they travel back in time until 1492. Since Benigni’s sister has been left by an American boy, Benigni try to convince his friend that they have to stop the Columbus’s departure telling him about how much pain this trip has caused. He showes to his friend this deed like a deed that can save the world, but actually he is only moved by a personal purpose. So they start a trip through Europe, meet many historic characters and live many absurd situations. Will they finally be successful in stopping Columbus?
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